2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Undergraduate Courses
000 to 499 subdivided as follows:
000 to 099 designate courses which normally are not counted towards a student’s baccalaureate.
100 to 299 designate Lower Division courses. This category is further subdivided as follows:
100 to 199 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a freshman or sophomore level. Such courses generally do not require any prerequisite course work for fully matriculated students.
200 to 299 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at sophomore level. Courses in this category require specific or general prerequisites which are usually completed at the freshman level.
300 to 499 designate Upper Division courses. This category of courses is further subdivided as follows:
300 to 399 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a junior or senior level. These courses presume specific or general prerequisite course work at the Lower Division level.
400 to 499 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at the senior level. Courses in this category have prerequisites which students have usually completed at the junior level.
Graduate Courses
500 to 899 subdivided as follows:
500 to 599 designate courses offered at the graduate level which prepare students for a graduate degree program or designate professional teacher-training courses.
600 to 699 designate courses at the master’s and credential level.
700 to 799 designate courses at the doctoral level.
800 to 899 designate courses at the School of Law.
5000 to 6999 designate courses at the MBA level.
7000 to 7999 designate courses at the doctoral Nursing level.
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LAW 607 - Legal Research & Writing II
Unit(s): 3
This program is designed to teach first-year law students to research, write, analyze, and think as lawyers. In the fall semester, students are required to draft assignments, ranging in difficulty from a simple case brief to a relatively complex objective memorandum of law. In the spring semester, emphasis is on writing longer and more sophisticated documents and on writing persuasively. Students research and write complex memoranda of points and authorities. Throughout the year, students learn to research using both traditional print sources and online resources. Students also prepare a brief and participate in oral advocacy exercises. The course teaches the following skills: understanding the legal writing and legal analysis process; applying the law to the facts of a particular situation; researching primary and secondary sources; organizing and outlining research materials; comparing objective writing to persuasive writing; thinking like a lawyer; and learning to behave professionally and ethically.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 608 - Property I
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Property I introduces the fundamental concepts and principles underlying the legal system’s allocation of property rights; defines the features of differing types of property interests (through the law of estates, future interests, and concurrent interests); introduces the doctrine of adverse possession; and covers selected topics in landlord/tenant law.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 609 - Property II
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Property II introduces the law governing private agreements people make about the use of each other’s property (through the law of easements, covenants, and equitable servitudes); covers land conveyances, mortgages, and recording acts; and addresses public regulation of private property through land use regulation, the power of eminent domain and the doctrine of regulatory takings.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 610 - Torts
Unit(s): 2 to 4
A study of the law of civil injuries, including the concepts of fault-based liability and strict liability. The course explores alternative bases of liability for the interference with personal and property interests as well as defenses and damages.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 611 - Torts
Unit(s): 2 to 4
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 612 - Torts II
Unit(s): 2
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 614 - Constitutional Law I
Unit(s): 3
This course is an examination of the American constitutional system. Principles and practices of judicial review and interpretation in constitutional cases are studied with particular reference to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court. There is an examination of selected Congressional Powers, the authority of the President, and constitutional limitations on the exercise of governmental powers and the distribution of power between the federal and state governments. The course also focuses on the guarantees of individual rights, with an intensive coverage of freedom of expression, religious liberty, due process, and equal protection of the laws.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 615 - Constitutional Law II
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of LP
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 616 - Evidence
Unit(s): 4
An analysis of the nature of judicial proof and a study of the theory and application of the rules regulating the admission and exclusion of testimonial and documentary proof by judicial tribunals in adversary and non-adversary proceedings. Consideration is given to both the California and Federal rules of evidence.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 617 - Legal Ethics/PR
Unit(s): 3
A review of the ethical principles behind the basic California and ABA rules through a discussion of actual practice problems. Ethical principles are introduced through these problems as they actually occur in practice as real-world ethical dilemmas. This course, usually offered in a seminar format, also emphasizes the practical and economic realities that can affect a lawyer’s behavior, the tensions between traditional notions of ethical behavior, and society’s larger sense of morality, and the conflict between the duty to advocate for the client and to act for the public good. Students may satisfy the ethics course requirement by completion of either Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics or an ethics elective. Students may NOT take both Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 619 - Writing Requirement
Unit(s): 0
The Upper Level Research and Writing Requirement is intended to provide students with the opportunity to refine the research and writing skills learned in the first year, and to enhance the skills necessary to undertake writing projects on their own following graduation. Students choose topics, submit outlines, prepare and submit a first draft, and complete the final paper in consultation with faculty members in approved courses and co-curricular programs.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 620 - Legal Analysis
Unit(s): 2
The primary course objectives include improving a student’s skills to synthesize course material into a logical, detailed and accessible problem solving approach, to critically apply the problem solving approach to hypothetical problems, to analyze and write a professionally reasoned explanation of the predicted outcome to the hypothetical problems, to timely manage her or his performance of required task(s), to critically evaluate her or his work and the work of others, and to constructively recommend, apply and assess action(s) for improvement. Extensive individualized written feedback will be provided throughout the course. Each student will also meet with the professor at least three times during the course.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 621 - American Legal System I
Unit(s): 2
This course begins with an overview of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the federal government, and federal and state judicial systems. Special emphasis is given to the relation between state and federal courts and the selection and function of American judges and juries. Selected judicial interpretations of constitutional law and contract law are discussed. The course includes legal research and writing components including classes introducing the students to Westlaw/Lexis; locating federal statutes; locating federal cases, and locating law review articles which are all discussed in class. Students are given an overview of each of these components and do exercises which are discussed in subsequent classes. Classes are punctuated with visits to the California Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Afterwards, students write papers comparing one aspect of law in their country with U.S. law.
Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restricted to Law Int’l Exchange Visitor, Law LLM, Law LLM (Full-Time), and Law LLM (Part-Time); College restricted to School of Law; Degree restricted to Master of Laws
School of Law
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LAW 622 - American Legal System II
Unit(s): 2
(Foreign Students Only) (2 credits fall, 1 credit spring) Required for all LLM students who have not received a prior degree from an American law school. This course begins with an overview of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the federal government, and federal and state judicial systems. Special emphasis is given to the relation between state and federal courts and the selection and function of American judges and juries. Classes are punctuated with visits to San Francisco courtrooms. Selected judicial interpretations of constitutional law and contract law are discussed. The course includes a legal research and writing component.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law; Degree restricted to Master of Laws; Program restricted to LLM in Intl Trans & Comp Law, and LLM-Int’l Property & Tech. Law and
School of Law
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LAW 623 - Legal Analys:Prob in Evidence
Unit(s): 3
Using the Federal Rules of Evidence as a context, students will learn to synthesize course material, develop a strategic plan for applying legal principles to hypothetical problems, and write a concise but well-reasoned analysis under exam conditions. The course will include extensive writing both during and outside of class times, weekly assessments, and mandatory individual meetings with the professor.
School of Law
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LAW 626 - Community Property
Unit(s): 2
A survey of the development and operation of the community property system in California. Particular emphasis is placed on an analysis of the creation of and nature of interests in community property and the distinction, sources, and classification of individual and community property. Coverage includes vesting of rights, transmutations, presumptions, tracing, commingling, and apportionment and disposition of property upon death or lifetime dissolution of marriage.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 627 - Corporations
Unit(s): 3 to 4
A course in the fundamentals of corporate law, including the concept of the entity and its liabilities, as well as management and organization. Coverage includes the issuance of shares, elections, fiduciary obligations, and basic securities regulation.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 628 - Remedies
Unit(s): 3
A study of the types of relief granted by courts in civil cases focusing on three major topics: 1) damages, including a review of general principles of tort and contract damages; 2) equitable remedies, including obtaining and enforcing preliminary and permanent injunctions in both private and public controversies; and 3) restitutionary relief to prevent unjust enrichment, including constructive trusts and equitable liens.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 629 - Wills and Trusts
Unit(s): 3
A study of the law of wills, intestate succession, and trusts. Coverage includes restrictions on testation, execution, and revocation of wills as well as creation, modification, and termination of trusts. There is also attention to the problems of will construction, probate and contest of wills, and fiduciary administration of trusts and decedents’ estates.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 608 with a minimum grade of LP
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 630 - Legal Drafting
Unit(s): 2
Lawyers solve problems. Legal Drafting helps students solve problems by working on the skills lawyers use in their practice. The skills covered include: 1) Legal analysis, the ability to apply the law to the facts of a problem; 2) Fact gathering in preparing a case; 3) Fact analysis; 4) Lawyering tactics, both in the handling of a case and in the drafting of a document; 5) Ethical consideration in decision making; and, of course, 6) writing well. In developing their skills, students will draft or rework documents such as memoranda of law, points and authorities, briefs, investigation plans, discovery plans, depositions, closing arguments, affidavits and statutes.
Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restrictions exclude Law LLM; Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 632 - Advanced Legal Writing
Unit(s): 3
Take persuasive legal writing to the next level. Students will learn how to make each sentence count by preparing motions and other forms of legal writing common to state trial court practice. Using California’s Code of Civil Procedure, students will research, write, rewrite, and revise a lengthy memorandum of points and authorities in support of a summary judgment motion. Students will learn the importance of word choice and sentence structure, the best ways to highlight a winning argument, the proper use of signals and footnotes in legal briefing, how to manage documentary evidence in written arguments, methods to address unfavorable law, the elements of a compelling introduction and conclusion, and how to persuade the judge to rule favorably.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 635 - Accounting for Lawyers
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course will provide a technical and conceptual foundation in financial accounting skills which are relevant for attorneys who advise business entities. Accordingly, this course will emphasize the interpretation and use of financial statements and accounting schedules in the practice of law and their related legal implications. This course will be very different from most tradition Law School courses which typically employ an extensive study of relevant case law; instead, this course will primarily focus on interpreting relevant accounting pronouncements and concepts.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 636 - Criminal Proced. Adjudication
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course covers, in sequence, the ‘courtroom’ phases of Criminal procedure. Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure deals with such post-investigative issues as police and prosecution discretion to bring criminal charges, the complaint, initial appearance, bail, preliminary examination, grand jury, joinder and severance, motion practice, discovery, pleas, continuance, time limitations, jurisdiction and venue, trial, and double jeopardy, sentencing, and direct and collateral appellate review. The course will primarily examine the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal constitutional requirements, but will also note any areas where California criminal adjudicatory procedure varies slightly from national norms.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 637 - Administrative Law
Unit(s): 3
Administrative law studies how federal agencies interact with the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. The course covers the president’s authority over the agencies; the rulemaking procedures by which agencies implement congressional statues; and the role of the federal courts in reviewing agency actions. The course also focuses on the power of the executive to appoint and remove officials and to issue executive orders that sometimes conflict with congressional acts. In addition, the class will study due process issues that arise when agencies try to manage regulatory and benefit programs efficiently and yet ensure fair treatment and accountability to those they serve. Because many lawyers now practice in regulated areas-such as food and drug law; health law; environmental law; housing and zoning law; energy law; communications law; education law; business, corporate and securities law; and employment and labor law-Administrative Law has become a very important course for students in law school.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 638 - Advanced Constitutional Law
Unit(s): 3
This course builds upon the required Constitutional Law course, offering a more in-depth analysis of Individual Rights. We will compare broadly across various constitutional doctrines that protect both equality and liberty. For the purpose of gaining a more holistic perspective of constitutional adjudication, we will focus on a close reading of select cases in their entire, unedited, original versions. Also, we will emphasize historical lessons about the relationship between social change and constitutional interpretation, and also highlight contemporary constitutional controversies. Your thorough preparation and lively participation will be necessary to enrich our experience together.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 639 - Advanced Criminal Procedure
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course covers the practical courtroom applications of Criminal Procedure from investigation and arrest through conviction. We will examine the power of the government in its ability to charge an individual with a crime, and the checks on that power which are created by the Constitution, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and California state law. Topics will be approached with an emphasis on how these issues are raised, litigated, and adjudicated in court in the course of a criminal case with an emphasis on outside-the-box thinking and innovative legal strategy. Students will learn about prosecutorial discretion to bring criminal charges, the complaint, initial appearance, bail, preliminary examination, grand jury, joinder and severance, motion practice, discovery, pleas, continuance, time limitations, jurisdiction and venue, trial, double jeopardy, sentencing, and direct and collateral appellate review. They will also learn about how that power can be tested, and checked. Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure.
Prerequisite: LAW 605
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 641 - Practical Litigation Skills
Unit(s): 2
This course will address the skills necessary to litigate a civil case effectively from inception to conclusion. It is intended to supplement clinical trial practice and discovery courses by giving a comprehensive overview of pretrial procedure in state and federal courts. At the conclusion of this class, students will possess sufficient litigation skills to substitute for typical first year law practice training traditionally provided by larger firm employers.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 642 - Advanced Legal Research
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A course designed to teach ‘real-world’ legal research skills that will prepare students for the research challenges they will encounter in legal practice. Assignments, lectures, and regular hands-on in-class exercises will emphasize cost-efficient research strategies, legal technology and current resources for attorneys, as well as Internet research. Written assignments will emulate research assignments typically given to attorneys new to practice. Students who completed (Advanced) California Legal Research are not eligible to enroll. Prerequisites: LRWA I & II
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 645 - Advanced Securities Regulation
Unit(s): 2
The course builds on themes developed in Securities Regulation and consists of four parts. Part I refines concepts from the Securities Regulation course, notably related to the definition of security, exempt transactions, and securities litigation. Part II considers enforcement of the securities laws. Part III addresses the regulation of financial intermediaries. Finally, Part IV concludes by exploring transnational issues. Current doctrinal and policy debates will be discussed throughout.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 646 - Animal Law
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A survey of the law’s understanding and treatment of animals by looking at the development of federal and state policies toward wild, captive, farmed, and companion animals. Specific topics may include the history of animal law; the legal status of animals as property; the concepts of animal welfare and animal rights; regulation of the use of animals in exhibition, agriculture, and other commercial industries, with particular emphasis on the environmental effects of animal agriculture; First Amendment and other constitutional issues raised in cases involving animals; the protection of animals by anti-cruelty and other laws; and a review of selected other topics and federal statutes. The course will incorporate legal concepts from other fields, encourage critical thought and new approaches to the issues presented, and focus on real-world applications of law in this rapidly-developing field.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 647 - Adv Labor & Emp Law Seminar
Unit(s): 3
This course provides an intensive, individualized writing experience for students interested in labor and employment law. Working with the professor and other seminar participants, students will write a law review style article suitable for publication or submission to a writing competition. The substantive labor and employment law taught will depend upon student interest and paper topics. The course requires students to meet a series of hard deadlines and participate in peer editing. Strongly recommended for students working on the labor and employment law certificate. Labor/employment course work is prerequisite or corequisite, although students with other appropriate experience may be admitted with approval of professor.
School of Law
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LAW 649 - Antitrust
Unit(s): 3
A study of federal and state laws promoting a free market economy. The course also considers some aspects of the competition laws in their international application including the laws of jurisdictions outside the U.S. The focus is on legal prohibitions against price fixing combinations, restraints of trade, monopolization of markets, and anti-competitive mergers. The main laws studied are the federal Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act. Emphasis is placed on the ability to evaluate an antitrust violation and prosecute anticompetitive activities in the market place, primarily as class cases on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 650 - Antitrust & IP Law
Unit(s): 2
This antitrust course focuses on the relationship between antitrust and intellectual property law , addressing how they generally complement but occasionally conflict with each other. The course will analyze various intellectual property licensing practices under governing antitrust principles, the extent of a patent owner’s right to exclude others from technology markets, antitrust risks in the prosecution or settlement of intellectual property claims, how adoption of industry standards for intellectual property can violate the antitrust laws, and similar practices. It also includes a comparative analysis between antitrust liability and the defense of patent misuse.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 652 - Appellate Advocacy
Unit(s): 3
An advanced advocacy course that teaches the complementary skills of brief writing and oral argument at a sophisticated level.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 654 - Arbitration
Unit(s): 3
This course will combine lecture and practice to examine the utility of arbitration as a dispute resolution process from both a litigation and transactional perspective. The course will study both the statutory and decisional law applicable to arbitration. Students will draft arbitration agreements, advocate for and against arbitration, experience the difference between advocacy in arbitration and advocacy in court, and test the finality of arbitration awards.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 656 - Art Law
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course covers the legal, practical and ethical issues surrounding creation, display and sale of artistic content in traditional and new media. It examines notable controversies involving artists’ rights, intellectual property concerns, censorship and related First Amendment claims, art market conflicts, museum commercialization, and ethically questionable sponsorships, collaborations and commissions. We also study cultural heritage and indigenous art claims, current political disputes about memorials and monuments, and cases of stolen and trafficked art and art looted during war.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 658 - Asian Legal Systems
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course surveys the legal systems of the 15 Asian countries and compares them to each other and to the legal system of the United States. It begins with the constitutions of the countries and then focuses on laws relating to such matters as business transactions, competition law, intellectual property, dispute resolution, corporations, and the fight against corruption. Law is presented against the he background and interaction of culture and religion and histories of the countries. The course is taught in four modules: a “Central Module” which considers countries and as a whole, a “China Related Module” which covers China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, a “Strategic Rim Module” which covers Japan, the Koreas, and the Philippines, and Vietnam, and “Southern Eclectic Module, which covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and emerging Myanmar (Burma), where English, Dutch, and Islamic law have an historic and current influence.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 660 - Applied Evidence
Unit(s): 1 to 3
A skills course devoted to practicing the application of evidence rules in fast-paced courtroom scenarios. Students participate in weekly trial exercises for which they must research issues, prepare a direct or cross-examination, and plan for objections and responses. Also covers the proper admission of evidence. Students receive immediate feedback after each practice session.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 616 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 661 - Bankruptcy
Unit(s): 3
A study of creditors’ rights and debtors’ protection under the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The course provides an overview of liquidation and reorganization, both for individuals and corporations. Debtor-creditor relations under state law are also considered, both as an alternative to bankruptcy and as they relate to proceedings in bankruptcy.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 663 - Bioethics
Unit(s): 3
Focusing on the interface of law, medicine, and ethics, this course will examine a number of issues concerning reproductive rights, death and dying, medical research, genetic technology, access to health care and health care decision making. Within the context, we also will seek to analyze the way that our definition of individual rights reflects our assumptions regarding nature, technology, and various human relationships.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 664 - Biotechnology Law
Unit(s): 2
A survey class with an overview of legal, corporate, intellectual property, ethical and regulatory issues impacting the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Basic principles of licensing, litigation, and international law will also be discussed. The course focuses on the impact of the legal and regulatory system on research, products, and intellectual property for companies and institutions. Consideration is given to: (1) How do legal issues promote or hinder the development of technology, (2) What role should ethics and public health and safety concerns play in the law, (3) At what level should biotechnology be regulated: internationally, federally, at a state level, or locally? A prior course in intellectual property law or some life science background is helpful but not required.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 669 - California Legal Research
Unit(s): 2
Designed primarily for second, third, and fourth-year law students who are planning to practice law in California, this overview course will provide practical legal research skills to help prepare students to conduct legal research as clerks, interns, or new attorneys. Assignments, lectures, and regular hands-on in-class exercises will emphasize cost-efficient research strategies, print and online legal materials, and law practice technology. Written assignments will emulate research assignments typically given to attorneys new to practice. Lectures and assignments will focus on California law, court systems and practice materials. Students who completed Advanced Legal Research are not eligible to enroll.
Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restrictions exclude Law LLM; Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 670 - California Civil Procedure
Unit(s): 3
A study of the mechanics of California litigation and the rules which govern California state court organization, jurisdiction and procedure. This course will touch on discovery lightly, at most. This course is critical to anyone who intends to practice in California’s Superior Courts. Students will develop and expand their marketable skill set with a practical application of the California Code of Civil Procedure to Pleadings (drafting, challenging, and amending), Strategic Timing of Discovery, Case Management Conferences, Dispositive Motions/ Motions for Summary Judgment, ADR, and Pre-Trial Motions and Procedures.
School of Law
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LAW 683 - China and Its Neighbors
Unit(s): 2
This course will cover aspects of the constitutions and selected laws of China, Bhutan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, the Macao Special Administrative Region, Myanmar (Burma), The Philippines, Taiwan (Republic of China, considered by China to be a province), and Vietnam, with brief side trips to Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The course will include a sprinkling of international treaties and comparisons to the United States Constitution and selected laws, including competition and intellectual property laws. The course is a two unit survey course with succinct excursions into the cultures and histories of a mixture of the neighboring countries as necessary to understand generally their laws and constitutions and the relationship of the laws and constitutions to rapidly emerging China and the perceived influence of the United States.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 684 - Chinese Law: Topics
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Over the past 40 years, China has developed a multi-faceted commercial law. The law ranges from antitrust to intellectual property to securities and corporate law, to tort law, and beyond. China has taken some of the best aspects of Western and historical Chinese law and has melded them with new concepts into a uniquely Chinese law, one that bridges the gap between socialism and capitalism. China is essentially a civil law country, but with unique concepts of civil law and contract law, as well as employment and related laws. The course studies Chinese business law and its differences from American law, with emphasis on avoiding pitfalls and enforcing Chinese court judgments in American courts and on developing an understanding of enforceable contracts. It is primer for American lawyers and Courts which increasingly need to be familiar with Chinese business related laws as China becomes an even more sophisticated trading partner and competitor. The course will cover the basic areas of Chinese business law, using theory, cases and practical examples to identify key challenges for modern Chinese business law. Interspersed throughout the course will be case studies that will help students to understand the current situation in China and the problems at the frontier of Chinese business law.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 687 - Climate Change Seminar
Unit(s): 3
This seminar will provide and introduction to the key legal and policy issues presented by climate change at the international and domestic levels. The seminar will cover climate mitigation (measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions), as well as climate adaptation (measures to address climate change impacts). The seminar will provide an overview of international treaties and negotiations, federal measures under the Clean Air Act and through the Department of Energy, and state and local approaches, with a particular emphasis on California initiatives. Students will be expected to provide several short commentaries on the readings during the semester and to write and present a research paper. Potential research topics will be elicited from state agencies and environmental groups engaged in climate change policy and litigation and, where possible, will be jointly supervised by the practicing attorneys soliciting the research. Prior or simultaneous cousework in Environmental Law and Energy Law are recommended but not required.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 700 - Comparative Law
Unit(s): 3
This course offers an introduction to the theoretical and practical issues of comparative law. It provides an overview of the main traditions of legal thought and traces the evolution of both civil and common law systems as they have been adapted and transplanted to jurisdictions around the world. Although the focus of the class is primarily methodological, the course will also include comparisons of substantive case law.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 708 - Contemplative Lawyering
Unit(s): 2
This class will expose students to contemplative practices derived from a variety of religious and secular (wisdom) traditions to help them develop lawyering skills that are essential in litigation and transactional practices, including interviewing, counseling, negotiating, problem-solving and advocacy. These lawyering skills require the personal capacity to focus without distraction; to respect and empathize with clients and colleagues; to listen and explain with open-mindedness and patience; to inject creativity into problem-solving; to facilitate productive communication among adversaries; to deal constructively with conflict; and to engage in honest and fearless self-critique. In order to develop these underlying abilities students will learn about and perform various contemplative practices and apply these practices to their own actual legal experiences (e.g. law school studies and externships/internships) in an iterative process. Development of these abilities will be supported by assigned readings, class discussions, writing assignments and regular contemplative practice. The ultimate goal of the class is to enable students to cultivate essential lawyering skills in a manner conducive to practicing law as thoughtful, grounded and moral people.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 711 - Contracts Drafting
Unit(s): 3
This course provides introductory, hands-on training in the basic techniques of contract drafting. It is designed to help students acquire general tools and skills applicable to various types of contracts. Students will learn to: translate the terms of a business deal into contract concepts; draft a logically-organized, precise, enforceable contract in plain English; edit the contract to reflect client input and negotiated changes; grapple with ethical issues arising during the contract drafting process; and read, analyze, and critique contracts drafted by others. Students cannot earn credit for both Contract Drafting and Technology Contracting.
Prerequisite: LAW 602 with a minimum grade of D or LAW 603 with a minimum grade of D or LAW 602 with a minimum grade of LP
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 712 - CA Construction Law
Unit(s): 3
A class that provides a broad, basic understanding of construction law including methods of contracting and issues in the context of construction disputes.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 713 - Cont. Issues of Race & Law
Unit(s): 3
Former title: Racism & Justice in American Legal History, students may not earn credit for both courses. An examination of the history, politics, theory and law related to race and ethnicity in America. Attention will be given to anti-discrimination law and, in addition, to a survey of racial issues embedded in core areas such as criminal, contract, tort and property law. Emphasis will be on providing critical contextual perspective on the intersection between racialized experience and the law, and on increasing student’s critical thinking, writing, and oral communication skills in a small group learning environment.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 714 - Copyright Law
Unit(s): 3
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 717 - Corporate Governance
Unit(s): 3
An exploration of the issues and principles related to an organization’s corporate governance, focusing on the interrelationship of an organization’s shareholders, directors and management. The course surveys and analyzes recent changes to organizations’ corporate governance structures and operations; the roles, duties and legal liabilities of an organization’s directors and officers; and the increasing federalization of areas of corporate governance that traditionally had been governed under state corporation law; especially on new federal regulatory developments
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 718 - Corporate Taxation
Unit(s): 3
An in-depth study of the federal taxation of corporations and their shareholders. Coverage includes formation and capital structure; dividends and other distributions; redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations; elections under Subchapter ‘S’; and some special problems affecting professional corporations.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 722 - Internet Law
Unit(s): 3
This course studies the emerging body of law relating to cyberspace, focusing on the Internet and online services. The course considers how to adapt law to cyberspace, looking at case law, statutes, and other methods of regulation. Topics include jurisdiction, computer crime, electronic privacy, free speech in cyberspace (including online indecency), online torts (including spam and defamation) and intellectual property in cyberspace. While prior exposure to cyberspace is helpful, no special expertise is required.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 723 - Cyberlaw Seminar
Unit(s): 3
Through preparation of a paper and class discussions of selected books and law review articles, this seminar permits students to delve into the debates raging in cyberspace legal scholarship. Students will consider how hard it is to afford strong intellectual property protection online while maintaining a vibrant public domain, to ensure safety and accountability online while not intruding on personal privacy, and to protect vulnerable members of the community while not trampling on online free speech. The relationship of technology to law and to society is also considered.
Prerequisite: LAW 722
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 727 - California Civil Discovery
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Formerly: Discovery. An advanced course in the discovery and other related aspects of civil procedure. Emphasis is placed on the conduct and use (both at trial an in the negotiation of settlements) of oral depositions, written interrogatories, production of documents, and other discovery and disclosure techniques.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 728 - Discovery Practice
Unit(s): 2
Utilizing pretrial discovery methods in a practice environment, students learn how to draft written discovery, prepare for and take oral depositions, prepare document requests, and use other discovery methods in order to prepare a case for settlement or trial. There is additional emphasis on expert witness retention and discovery. Prerequisites: Recommended: California Civil Discovery
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 730 - Education Law
Unit(s): 3
This course will introduce students to some of the most important legal issues relating to primary and secondary (K-12) education in the United States, and it will touch to a lesser extent on issues concerning higher education. This course will consider both constitutional and statutory sources of law, with a heavy emphasis on the Fourteenth Amendment, First Amendment, and Title IX of Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act. Primary topics for discussion will include, but are not limited to: racial inequality and ongoing efforts to integrate and equalize public schools; economic inequality and educational funding; the needs of students with disabilities; sex segregation in schools and school facilities; harassment due to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and freedom of expression and religion in schools.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 731 - Environmental Justice Law
Unit(s): 3
Environmental Justice (EJ) is the movement to remedy the unequal distribution of environmental burdens and benefits, including facilitating more meaningful participation in public decisionmaking on environmental issues from historically disadvantaged groups. This course will introduce students to the concept of EJ, including the history and politics of the movement, how social scientists observe and document injustices, the lived experience of historically disadvantaged groups, and how environmental health and contamination intersect with issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, national origin, age, and other aspects of identity. The course will then introduce students to the laws and policies that have led to environmental inequality as well as those that offer potential paths to a more equitable distribution of environmental harm. Specifically, the course will focus on the role of the legal system and lawyers in the EJ movement. As the course progresses, students will learn about EJ in a variety of law and policy contexts, including civil rights legislation, local land use and gentrification, tort and property law, pollution control regulation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, immigration and refugees, indigenous populations, and access to healthy housing and living spaces, green space, education, healthcare, and environmental risk information.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 732 - Elder Law
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Designed to equip students with a basic knowledge of elder law, which combines multiple areas of practice with the ability to work with elders and their families. This course will focus primarily on elder law issues related to estate planning, conservatorship practice, benefits eligibility, and elder abuse. Consideration will be given to ethical issues, capacity assessments and blending theory and practice in the representation of older clients.
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LAW 733 - Dom Violence Law & Litigation
Unit(s): 3
This course provides an in-depth examination of domestic violence law. Students may opt to take the course with an externship at the Alameda County Family Justice Center legal clinic to supplement course learning, though it is not a condition of enrollment. Students examine domestic violence issues through studying domestic violence law, causation and solutions, and trauma-informed civil litigation practices. This course satisfies requirements for Professional Skills and Experiential Units.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 735 - Eviction Def, Lit Skills & Eth
Unit(s): 3
The course will cover the substantive and procedural law of evictions (with a focus on San Francisco), a variety of litigation skills, and selected ethical issues that arise in evictions. Utilizing real cases and situations students encounter in their externships, the course will focus on the application of practical civil litigation skills in the context of the fast-paced eviction case. Exercises in drafting, interviewing, negotiation, and other practical legal skills will be conducted throughout the semester. Students must be concurrently enrolled in a related externship. Prerequisites: Evidence
Prerequisite: LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D and LAW 609 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 736 - Employment Discrimination
Unit(s): 3
A survey of federal law prohibitions against, and remedies for, employment discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, sex, age, and disability. The principle focus is on Title VII, the Age of Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, but California Law is also discussed. Among the issues covered are: the nature and proof of discrimination, justifications for discrimination, harassment as discrimination, the ‘reasonable accommodation” requirement, and innovative approaches in the field.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 737 - Employment Law
Unit(s): 3
This course surveys the rapidly evolving law of the workplace and the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. Its focus is on the developing legal limits to the traditional “employment at will” doctrine. Common law topics include implied contract theories, the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and wrongful discharge claims. The class also explores the trend toward statutory regulation of the workplace by analyzing some of the federal laws governing specific terms and conditions of employment. The class also introduces some of the issues arising from the intersection between employment and intellectual property law, including employers’ use of non-competition agreements and trade secret protection.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 738 - Employment Law Seminar
Unit(s): 3
Students explore advanced topics in employment law, as well as the process of writing academic papers. Each student prepares a paper on an employment law topic of their choice and presents it to the class during the term. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, or permission of the Professor.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 736 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 737 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 744 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 845 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 739 - Energy Law
Unit(s): 3
This course will provide an in‑depth review of the basic principles of energy law, with a particular focus on the regulated electricity and natural gas industries. It will survey both federal and state law, and will cover important federal-state jurisdictional issues grounded in the Commerce Clause and Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Students will learn basic principles of the regulatory scheme in the United States, including cost-of-service ratemaking, modern market-based rates, and experiments (not all of them successful) with deregulation. A segment of the course will cover key developments in the emerging area of renewable energy.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Energy Systems Management, Environmental Management, Intellectual Property Tech Law, Intl Transaction & Comp. Law, Law Major
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LAW 740 - Entertainment & Media Law
Unit(s): 2
A study of legal and business issues which arise in the creation, distribution and sale of products and services in the music, radio, television, news media, publishing, theater, video game, and movie industries. Coverage includes components on sexual and violent content in entertainment and the law; privacy rights and defamation issues; celebrity rights; fair use; the implications of social media and other technological innovations on intellectual property rights in entertainment; artistic credit and control; and emerging issues in the creation and digital distribution of content. Prerequisite: Copyright Law, or Intellectual Property Survey
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 714 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 797 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 743 - Estate Planning
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course focuses on the non-tax dimensions of estate and end-of-life planning, The course explores the basic documents needed in estate planning for different types of clients, primarily using California legal materials. Students will prepare written submissions, including drafting model statutes, client letters, dispository instruments, and other written materials relevant to estate planning. Prerequisites: Wills and Trust
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 744 - Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Unit(s): 3
An overview of pension, health and employee benefit law. The subject touches trusts, tax, labor, torts, insurance, investments, state/local legislation and family and estate law. Emphasis is placed on litigation subjects, such as denial of medical/retirement benefits, age discrimination, and fiduciary duty.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 749 - European Union Law Topics
Unit(s): 1 to 2
Topics vary.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 750 - European Union Law
Unit(s): 1 to 2
The class compares the US-EU perspective. It covers the basic principles of the European Union legal system and the European legal cultures and examines the roles of the Council of Europe, as well as two transnational European courts, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Students will discuss the functioning substantive issues of EU law and debate the issues of data protection, customs, environmental law, commercial law, administrative law, and constitutional law
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 760 - Family Law
Unit(s): 3
A study of the legal and policy issues involved in the regulation of the family. The course surveys state and federal law as it impinges on the family, including issues related to marriage, divorce, child custody, spousal abuse, child neglect and abuse, nontraditional families, and new reproductive technologies.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 764 - Feminist Legal Theory Seminar
Unit(s): 3
This course examines the main tenets, methedologies, and controversies in feminist legal theory including the meaning of equality, the intersection of gender and race/class/sexual orientation, the public/private divide, concepts of objectivity and neutrality, and how law reproduces hierarchies while also having the ability to participate in significant social change. It draws from the experiences of women and from critical perspectives wihtin other disciplines such as sociology, psychology, philosphy, and literary criticism to analyze the relationship between law and gender and understand the limits of, and opportunities for, legal reform. We will explore these strands of feminist legal theory form a philosophical perspective, as well as apply them to concrete areas of law such as employment law, family law, violence against women, and reproductive freedom.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 765 - Federal Income Taxation
Unit(s): 3
A problem-oriented introduction to the fundamentals of federal income taxation, particularly as they apply to individuals, including gross income, exclusions, deductions, assignment of income, capital gains and losses, non-recognition transactions, and income tax accounting. Emphasis is on the development of skills necessary for working with the Internal Revenue Code and issues of tax policy.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 767 - Banking & Financial Services
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This seminar is open to both Law and Business students. It will introduce the core principles of banking and the financial system - ranging from commercial banking and consumer finance to investment banking, securities trading and “shadow banking.” It will investigate the impact of technology and innovation - including “Fintech” - on the efficiency, safety and stability of the financial system. We will address both regulation and the policy decisions that drive it. The regulation of banking and finance was severely challenged by the 2008 financial crisis, and the regulatory response has been extensive and complex. It has also generated substantial job opportunities, both in the regulatory agencies and in the industry. There will be an emphasis on class participation, and each student will explore an issue in detail, write a paper and present it to the class. Previous course title: Banking and Financial Services: Innovation, Instability & Regulation.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 769 - First Amend, Free Speech
Unit(s): 3
An overview of First Amendment freedoms: speech, press, and religion. The course examines contemporary theoretical approaches to understanding the First Amendment in several contexts including, obscenity, violent, hateful and threatening speech, Internet speech, artistic expression, defamation, privacy, advocacy and dissent, reporter’s privileges, commercial speech and anonymity, as well as the evolving religious liberty doctrines of nonedorsement and incidental effects. In each area there is an attempt to answer whether restrictions are justified and if so, the appropriate scope for such restrictions.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 780 - Health Law
Unit(s): 3
This course surveys the structure, regulation and financing of the U.S. health care enterprise. Topics covered include an overview of the Affordable Care Act, publicly-financed health programs (e.g. Medicare), and employer-sponsored health insurance and contemporary efforts to reform these systems. The McCarran-Ferguson Act will be covered, as well as attempts to police anti-competitive activities, fraud and abuse in the delivery of and billing for health care services. This course also covers a number of legal and ethical issues that arise in health law, including with respect to end-of-life decisions, human reproduction, and medical research. Issues arising under tort law that are particularly important with respect to health care, such as informed consent and medical malpractice liability, will also be explored.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 782 - Global Legal Research
Unit(s): 2
In an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, most lawyers will encounter some foreign and international law in their practices. This class will prepare students to find, evaluate and apply sources needed to assist clients whose issues touch on foreign or international law. The class will also explore how to identify and cope with the professional and practical pitfalls of researching foreign law. Through a variety of hands-on exercises and assignments, students will learn about the sources and research techniques. They will apply their knowledge and skills to research typical foreign and international legal issues. The class will cover foreign law (common law and civil law); European Union law; public international law; and special topics such as human rights, refugee law, or international trade. The emphasis will be on materials in English and on reliable and accessible online sources for both foreign and international law.
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LAW 784 - Grand Jury Law & Practice
Unit(s): 3
This course will study the ethics and practice of the grand jury, including its history and current realities. Students will learn practice skills, ethics, and policy implications, largely through case studies of recent police fatal force cases taken to grand juries. Students will perform various roles in a grand jury felony case from opening statement, direct exam of witnesses, to closing argument and jury instruction, before real prosecution and defense litigation experts for real critiques; they will also study appellate briefs on a grand jury issue and perform an oral appellate argument.
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LAW 787 - IP & Int’l Trade Law
Unit(s): 3
The rapid development of international trade and information technologies makes it increasingly important for lawyers to understand the international aspects of practicing international property law, particularly copyrights, trademarks and patents. Books, music and movies uploaded on the Internet are instantaneously available around the globe. Many modern products (e.g. computers, televisions and phones) involving multiple patents and trademarks are developed in one country, assembled in another county, and marketed worldwide. Intellectual property clients often need to engage in international licensing transactions, and enforce their rights against foreign parties domestically or overseas. This course will provide a survey of cross-border legal issues that lawyers are generally faced with counseling clients on intellectual property and international trade. The course will introduce the basic contours of international principles, treaties and institutions, including significant substantive and procedural differences between the United States and other countries of the world.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 790 - Immigration Law
Unit(s): 3
An overview of U.S. immigration and citizenship laws, including the statutes and the public policy contexts, regulations and judicial decisions. Topics covered include nonimmigrant visas, how to obtain and retain lawful permanent resident status, exclusion at the border, grounds for deportation, deportation hearing procedures, relief from deportation, administrative appeals, federal judicial review, asylum, and citizenship and naturalization.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 791 - In-House Counsel
Unit(s): 2
This two credit course will explore the unique legal and practical challenges that face counsel working in corporate law departments of various sizes [or specifically in start-ups]. Students will come to understand the use of the legal function as a tool which is critical to innovation and furthering business objectives. Themes addressed will include client service, driving business objectives through the legal function, and the independent duties owed by a corporate attorney to the corporation, as well as, where tensions arise between those themes. These themes will be examined through topics such as selecting and managing outside counsel and expense, drafting and negotiating contracts, and managing IP, employment and litigation matters, each as distinct from the responsibilities of outside counsel. The course will also examine matters of corporate compliance, governance, and the attorney-client privilege specific to the in-house context. In addition to legal issues, students will build practical business skills such as business writing, metric-tracking and counseling the non-lawyer business client in order to realize business objectives.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 792 - Information Privacy Law
Unit(s): 3
This course examines the legal protection of privacy. It explores the interaction of common law, constitutional law, and the patchwork of statutes that endeavor to protect privacy. Topics will include tort privacy claims, privacy of medical information, privacy and law enforcement, privacy and computerized records, and privacy at work.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 795 - Insurance Law
Unit(s): 3
This course focuses on the interpretation and enforcement of liability, property, health, life and other insurance contracts, including the liability of insurers for bad faith. Emphasis is on the function of insurance in civil litigation, business transactions, the protection of property and personal security. The course also examines the major role insurers perform in shaping public policy, such as the delivery of health care and crisis management.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 797 - Intellectual Property Survey
Unit(s): 3
A survey of rights under U.S. state and federal law for the protection of new technology and inventions (trade secrets and patents), business symbols and literary titles (trademarks), and industrial design (design patents), and rights in works of authorship (copyrights) While the course focuses on American law, it will also introduce students to various aspects of international intellectual property law. It is highly recommended that this course be taken as a foundation to for the advanced study of intellectual property.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 798 - Intellectual Property Seminar
Unit(s): 3
This seminar permits students to specialize in Intellectual Property by preparation of a paper and seminar discussion. Topic papers include advanced issues in all aspects of Intellectual Property law, from technical subjects such as patent and trade secret issues to trademark and unfair competition issues in marketing to entertainment law issues in the areas of copyright and the rights of publicity and privacy. Prerequisites: Intellectual Property Survey, Copyright Law, Patent Law, or Trademark Law.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 799 - Intensive Advocacy Program
Unit(s): 3
https://www.usfca.edu/law/professional-skills/intensive-advocacy-program
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 802 - Intl Advocacy and Research
Unit(s): 2
Students learn international law research skills and apply them in preparing memoranda, legal letters, and advocacy materials for international dispute resolution and policy advocacy. Substantive law is paired with research, litigation and advocacy to illustrate how to build compelling arguments in a high stakes environment. Both written and oral skills are utilized within the legal framework of advocating in court or an international agency. Course developed skills will apply to a more generalized practice of law, as well as a practice that relies on international law knowledge.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Law
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LAW 803 - Int’l Civil Dispute Resolution
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course exposes students to the doctrines and skills of the international practitioner negotiating contracts, dealing with contract related disputes, and securing enforcement of transnational business arrangements for sales and investment. The substantive principles covered will include procedural mechanisms such as transnational service of process and taking evidence abroad. Principal subjects will also include jurisdiction, forum selection, enforcement of foreign judgments and a major emphasis concerning international arbitration. Students will apply the substantive coverage in skills exercises involving the drafting and negotiation of contracts.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day
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LAW 805 - Int’l Business Transactions
Unit(s): 3
This course examines the legal issues that arise when business dealings span different nations. The course begins with a discussion of the environment of international business, including an introduction to international trade law, the world economic environment, and international tax issues. Next, a series of representative transactions are explored, including export sales, agency and distributorship, licensing, joint ventures, and other strategic agreements.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 808 - Int’l Criminal Law
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A study of the evolution of international criminal law from the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals, and their precedents, to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The course will also provide an overview of the statutes and main judgments of the U.N. International Criminal Courts for Yugoslavia and Rwanda. There will be discussion of other experiences demanding accountability for serious human rights violations before national courts through territorial or universal jurisdiction.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 812 - Int’l Environmental Law
Unit(s): 3
This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of international institutions, an understanding of the major environmental problems facing the global environment, and insight into the difficult political, moral, and scientific issues facing the on-going development of international environmental law. Specific environmental issues to be considered include: air pollution, ozone depletion, climate change, water resources and pollution, hazardous materials, and endangered species and biodiversity. The course also considers the connections between international human rights and the environment, and between international environmental law and trade. There are no prerequisites and no prior knowledge of international or environmental law is necessary or expected.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day
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LAW 815 - Int’l Human Rights
Unit(s): 2 to 3
An introduction to international human rights documents and the procedures and mechanisms available for protecting and promoting human rights. It covers regional systems as well as the United Nations human rights bodies. It also includes the use of international human rights law in United States courts, addressing direct treaty application, customary international law, and its use as an interpretive guide. Readings on how to conduct fact investigation are also discussed.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 819 - Int’l Intellectual Property
Unit(s): 3
A course in designed to prepare students for transactional work and litigation in an international IP practice with an understanding of some of the economic and cultural issues underlying IP law in other parts of the world. The couse covers patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition and trade secrets in the context of foreign laws and international agreements and treaties.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 797 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 820 - Int’l Refugee Law &Euro Crisis
Unit(s): 2
This course will begin with study of the foundational principles of international refugee law, and then explore their application, particularly in the context of the current ‘European Refugee Crisis” and the ‘durable solutions’ of asylum, integration, resettlement and repatriation. It will include consideration of the relevant principles of human rights law and humanitarian law. The principal focus and objective will be to understand and improve the pragmatic management of mass migration, including the realities of border controls, refugee camps, detention facilities, migrant protection and migrant choice.
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LAW 826 - International Taxation
Unit(s): 2 to 3
An introductory study of the application of the federal income tax laws to nonresident aliens and foreign corporations and United States citizens, residents and corporations investing funds or conducting business in the international setting. Consideration is also given to the impact of bilateral tax treaties and tax planning for multinational business enterprises.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 765 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 765 with a minimum grade of LP
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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